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Asked: May 11, 20262026-05-11T11:08:04+00:00 2026-05-11T11:08:04+00:00

If I type in Description: Apple Quantity: 10 Wholesale Cost: 30 Retail Cost: 20

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If I type in

Description: Apple

Quantity: 10

Wholesale Cost: 30

Retail Cost: 20

Date Added: December

These are the contents in my .dat file:

1Apple103020December

But when I load my program, it doesn’t load the struct back in correctly resulting in there being 0 items in my list. Is that what it is suppose to look like or am I doing something seriously wrong.

Code:

#include 'stdafx.h' #include <iostream> #include <fstream> #include <string> #include <vector>  using namespace System; using namespace std; #pragma hdrstop  bool isValidChoice(int size, int choice);  template<typename T> void writeVector(ofstream &out, const vector<T> &vec);  template<typename T> vector<T> readVector(ifstream &in);  template<typename T> vector<T> addItem(vector<T> &vec);  template<typename T> void printItemDescriptions(vector<T> &vec);  template<typename T> int displayRecord(vector<T> &vec);  struct InventoryItem {     string Description;     int Quantity;     int wholesaleCost;     int retailCost;     string dateAdded; } ;   int main(void) {     cout << 'Welcome to the Inventory Manager extreme! [Version 1.0]' << endl;     ifstream in('data.dat');     if (in.is_open()) { cout << 'File \'data.dat\' has been opened successfully.' << endl; } else { cout << 'Error opening data.dat' << endl;}     cout << 'Loading data...' << endl;     vector<InventoryItem> structList = readVector<InventoryItem>( in );     cout <<'Load complete.' << endl << endl;     in.close();       while (1)     {          string line = '';         cout << 'There are currently ' << structList.size() << ' items in memory.';         cout << endl << endl;         cout << 'Commands: ' << endl;         cout << '1: Add a new record ' << endl;         cout << '2: Display a record ' << endl;         cout << '3: Edit a current record ' << endl;         cout << '4: Delete a record ' << endl;         cout << '5: Save current information ' << endl;         cout << '6: Exit the program ' << endl;         cout << endl;         cout << 'Enter a command 1-6: ';          getline(cin , line);          int rValue = atoi(line.c_str());          system('cls');          ofstream out('data.dat');          switch (rValue)         {             case 1:                 addItem(structList);                 break;             case 2:                 displayRecord(structList);                 break;             case 3:                 break;             case 4:                 break;             case 5:                 if (!structList.size()) { cout << 'There are no items to save! Enter one first!' << endl << endl; system('pause'); system('cls'); break; }                 writeVector(out , structList);                 break;             case 6:                 return 0;             default:                 cout << 'Command invalid. You can only enter a command number 1 - 6. Try again. ' << endl;         }          out.close();     }      system('pause');      return 0; }  template<typename T> void writeVector(ofstream &out, const vector<T> &vec) {     out << vec.size();      for(vector<T>::const_iterator i = vec.begin(); i != vec.end(); i++)     {         out << *i;     }     cout << 'Save completed!' << endl << endl; }  ostream &operator<<(ostream &out, const InventoryItem &i) {     out << i.Description;     out << i.Quantity;     out << i.wholesaleCost << i.retailCost;     out << i.dateAdded;     return out; }  istream &operator>>(istream &in, InventoryItem &i) {     in >> i.Description;     in >> i.Quantity;     in >> i.wholesaleCost >> i.retailCost;     in >> i.dateAdded;     return in; }    template<typename T> vector<T> readVector(ifstream &in) {     size_t size;     if (in.fail())     {     in >> size;     } else {         size = 0;     }      vector<T> vec;     vec.reserve(size);      for(unsigned int i = 0; i < size; i++)     {         T tmp;         in >> tmp;         vec.push_back(tmp);     }      return vec; }  template<typename T> vector<T> addItem(vector<T> &vec) {     system('cls');      string word;     unsigned int number;      InventoryItem newItem;      cout << '-Add a new item-' << endl << endl;     cout << 'Enter the description for the item: ';     getline (cin , word);     newItem.Description = word;      cout << endl;     cout << 'Enter the quantity on hand for the item: ';     getline (cin , word);     number = atoi(word.c_str());     newItem.Quantity = number;      cout << endl;     cout << 'Enter the Retail Cost for the item: ';     getline (cin , word);     number = atoi(word.c_str());     newItem.retailCost = number;      cout << endl;     cout << 'Enter the Wholesale Cost for the item: ';     getline (cin , word);     number = atoi(word.c_str());     newItem.wholesaleCost = number;      cout << endl;     cout << 'Enter current date: ';     getline (cin , word);     newItem.dateAdded = word;      vec.push_back(newItem);      return vec; }  template<typename T> void printItemDescriptions(vector<T> &vec) {     int size = vec.size();      if (size)     {         cout << '---------------------------------' << endl;         cout << '|      ~ Item Descriptions ~    |' << endl;         cout << '---------------------------------' << endl;         cout << '*********************************' << endl;         for (int i = 0 ; i < size ; i++)         {             cout << '(' << i+1 << ')' << ': ' << vec[i].Description << endl;         }         cout << '*********************************' << endl << endl;     } }  template<typename T> int displayRecord(vector<T> &vec) {     string word = '';     string quit = 'quit';     int choice = 1;     int size = vec.size();      if (size)     {         printItemDescriptions(vec);         cout << endl;          while (1)         {             cout << 'Type \'exit\' to return to the Main Menu.' << endl << endl;             cout << 'Enter \'list\' to re-display the items.' << endl << endl;             cout << endl;             cout << 'Pick the number of the item you would like to display: ';             getline (cin , word);              if (convertToLower(word) == 'exit') { system('cls'); return 0; }             if (convertToLower(word) == 'list') { system('cls'); displayRecord(vec); }              choice = atoi(word.c_str());              if (isValidChoice(size, choice))             {                 system('cls');                 cout << endl << '[Item (' << choice << ') details] ' << endl << endl;                 cout << '******************' << endl;                 cout << '*  Description   * ' << vec[choice-1].Description << endl;                 cout << '******************' << endl << endl;                 cout << '******************' << endl;                 cout << '*Quantity On Hand* ' << vec[choice-1].Quantity << endl;                 cout << '******************' << endl << endl;                 cout << '******************' << endl;                 cout << '* Wholesale Cost * ' << vec[choice-1].wholesaleCost << endl;                 cout << '****************** ' << endl << endl;                 cout << '******************' << endl;                 cout << '*  Retail Cost   * ' << vec[choice-1].retailCost << endl;                 cout << '****************** ' << endl << endl;                 cout << '******************' << endl;                 cout << '*  Data Added    * ' << vec[choice-1].dateAdded << endl;                 cout << '****************** ' << endl << endl;             } else { system('cls'); cout << 'That item doesn't exist!' << endl; cout << 'Pick another item or enter \'list\' to see available items.' << endl << endl; }         }     } else { cout << 'There are currently no items to display.' << endl << endl; system('pause'); system('cls'); return 0; }      return 1; }  bool isValidChoice(int size, int choice) {     for (int i = 0 ; i <= size ; i++)     {         if (choice == size) { return true; }     }     return false; }  string convertToLower(string word) {     for (unsigned int i = 0 ; i < word.size() ; i++)     {         word[i] = tolower(word[i]);     }      return word; } 
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  1. 2026-05-11T11:08:05+00:00Added an answer on May 11, 2026 at 11:08 am

    In your read function:

       if (in.fail()) 

    should be:

       if ( ! in.fail()) 

    Or better:

    int n;  if ( ! (in >> n) ) {   n = 0; } 
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